Welcome back Thunders

Post by **admin** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:55 pm

Welcome back Thunders. So how was the trip?

Admin

adam · Post by **adam** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:56 pm

it was incredible... some amazing sites and wonderful people...

http://www.80kms.com/photos/v/india/

SwandelPark · Post by **SwandelPark** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:54 am

wow

Why exactly did you go to India,Thunders?

Post by **admin** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:35 am

Superb photos but I can not see any of you wearing your Ad United gear or with your red coloured hair

So what kit did you take with you?

Admin.

Post by **admin** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:37 am

My favourites.

http://www.80kms.com/photos/v/india/india767.JPG.html

http://www.80kms.com/photos/v/india/india790.JPG.html

Post by **admin** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:40 am

So how do you get all these photo's of people without getting hassled? Do you ask them for permission or do you simply snap away?

Admin

adam · Post by **adam** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:49 am

i went becoz my wife has been to Nepal twice before... and was keen to go again... but i didnt want to go to Nepal... so India was a comprimise and i couldnt say no any longer to an overseas trip... it was only for a short time, it was a photographic tour, and it fitted in with my time frame (no AU games)... so i had no reason to say no...

as for getting all the photos of the people... it was just a matter of talking to them or just walking around and smiling... a lot of them as you can see just posed for the shots... the general population are really friendly... the monks not so camera friendly...

talking cricket was a great way in... even if they couldnt talk english they all understood Ricky Ponting, Brett Lee and Gilly

adam · Post by **adam** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:52 am

http://www.80kms.com/photos/v/india/india641.JPG.html

this was my best photo - according to the instructor... but this was prior to the Taj photos.

anti · Post by **anti** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:03 am

lov-er-lee

Some mean work there my snap happy compadre

Post by **admin** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:34 pm

Thunders wrote:http://www.80kms.com/photos/v/india/india641.JPG.html

this was my best photo - according to the instructor... but this was prior to the Taj photos.

Nice photo - though I prefer landscapes.

Admin.

adam · Post by **adam** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:53 am

the girl in the photo is a Tibetan orphan at the Tibetans Childrens Village at Dharamsala... a pretty amazing place.

to me a tree is a tree is a tree... and a mountain is a mountain, they just might be a bit bigger in India

landscapes are good, but it is the people and the culture that is different... hence why i love interacting with the locals and taking photos of people...

one of the guides asked me why i wave to everybody... but everybody seemed to be staring at us... so i would just wave and give a thumbs up and they would have huge smiles... and then when you say Australia or Ricky Ponting, you have a friend for life...

Upper Dharamsala (Mcleod Ganj) is the base for the Dalai Lama and the town itself is a mess... with lots of tourists (hippy type culture) and tourist shops... it reminded me of Hahndorf but with out any bins and with cows roaming the streets... shame really to see such a mess in such a beautiful setting... unsustainable development is ruining the area...

Post by **admin** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:42 pm

Ah yes but people are everywhere....a person is a person is a person..... you do not have to go far to find a person:D

Landscapes are unique and often there is a story involved in getting to the particular landscape - a journey or some kind of risk taken.

Sometimes you can even combine a landscape with persons to get the best of both worlds.

Admin.

Post by **admin** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:58 pm

This is a great photo taken by Thunders.

http://www.80kms.com/photos/v/030306/i0006.jpg.html

Admin

Post by **admin** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:21 pm

Thought I had better move this disucssion as it was getting a little off topic in the A-League forum.

Admin.

BillShankly · Post by **BillShankly** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:30 pm

admin wrote:This is a great photo taken by Thunders.

http://www.80kms.com/photos/v/030306/i0006.jpg.html

Admin

awesome pic

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:11 pm

LOL @ Supa !!

The Kop · Post by **The Kop** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:50 pm

How was the food??

Did u have to eat with your hands over there or is that just the locals??

adam · Post by **adam** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:49 am

admin wrote:Ah yes but people are everywhere....a person is a person is a person..... you do not have to go far to find a person:D

Landscapes are unique and often there is a story involved in getting to the particular landscape - a journey or some kind of risk taken.

Sometimes you can even combine a landscape with persons to get the best of both worlds.

Admin.

agreed... but talking to a person is easier when you are likely to never see them again

adam · Post by **adam** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:57 am

The Kop wrote:How was the food??

Did u have to eat with your hands over there or is that just the locals??

food was excellent... the indian food was just same as indian food here

but just not sure of how it was prepared and what water was used... played it pretty careful especially when feeling a bit crook which was pretty much the first two weeks.

always used knife and fork as that seemed the norm in all the places we ate... didnt mind using hands to polish of a garilc naan after dipping it in the dahl

drank plenty of lemon, ginger and honey tea to try and settle the stomach. Kashmiri Tea is the best though...

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:14 pm

Supa, Just apply for the adoption ..
U'll be lucky if it's been approved ..

Thunder, hav u eat a lot of Roti Canai there

adam · Post by **adam** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:32 am

you can actually sponsor a child at TVC

works out at around AU$350 a year